The Good Samaritan | Aimé Morot | 1880 14th Century The Rape of Persephone

The Rape of Persephone

focusing the viewer's attention on the forms and the implied tension between them

This work is encased in a classic frame

highlighting Redon's unique approach to symbolism and his ability to convey deep emotional states through his art

their muscles taut in a fierce struggle for dominance

The Good Samaritan | Aimé Morot | 1880 14th Century The Rape of PersephoneThe Good Samaritan is an oil in canvas painting by Aim Morot, from 1880. The subject of the painting is the Parable of the Good Samaritan from the Gospel of Saint Luke. The wounded man rides on the Samaritans donkey, apparently still not conscious, while the Samaritan himself holds him up. The Samaritan, an elderly man, has a face wrinkled by age and poverty that nevertheless exudes kindness and gentleness. Heavily influenced by Spanish art of the